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i cant either but some teams just prefer to concentrate on the league
i cant either but some teams just prefer to concentrate on the league
"I need to work on taking tomorrow off"..I need to work on taking tomorrow off so I can watch the game properly at the pub instead of dvr'ing it and watching it in my room.
yeah, the EPL is not kind to us west coasters and Uncle Sam can be a real ##### when it comes to taking last minute days off #soccerlivesmatter #needtobruisemyliver"I need to work on taking tomorrow off"..
The true American work ethic..."Let's make America great again!
Just to be clear, I agree...because Soccer!
done deal. yay.The fish that would not die......
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So "scoop" @TaylorTwellman reporting that @FCDallas possibly signing Carlos Ruiz in next 48-72 hours. #Pescadito
he had a twitter poll for this. Voted no expansion. Why does it need to be expanded?I am not a fan of expanding the WC
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Men's World Cup expansion to 40 teams for '26 (8 groups of 5 teams) "likely" to be approved in Oct.
To make sure the Dutch make it?he had a twitter poll for this. Voted no expansion. Why does it need to be expanded?
I assume it comes down to money as it always does.Why does it need to be expanded?
Oh right of course. Did they expand after 94 so the English could make it?To make sure the Dutch make it?
is probably right.I assume it comes down to money as it always does.
I think they are envisioning two countries hosting the WC in the future.
One person made the argument that when the WC expanded to 32 teams, there was only 176 countries in FIFA. With FIFA now at 211 countries, 40/211 teams is a similar percentage to 32/176.
lol.Oh right of course. Did they expand after 94 so the English could make it?
Got tomorrow off Gonna start drinking in T minus 2 hours to pregame for Black Sabbath tonight at Oracle so I should still be hammered by kickoff tomorrow at noonKafka said:"I need to work on taking tomorrow off"..
The true American work ethic..."Let's make America great again!
Just to be clear, I agree...because Soccer!
Fn kids well visits at 3pm tomorrow!Got tomorrow off Gonna start drinking in T minus 2 hours to pregame for Black Sabbath tonight at Oracle so I should still be hammered by kickoff tomorrow at noon
of course they did.lol.
They did expand in 1998 ironically from 24 teams to 32.
Black Sabbath!Got tomorrow off Gonna start drinking in T minus 2 hours to pregame for Black Sabbath tonight at Oracle so I should still be hammered by kickoff tomorrow at noon
still not digging it.I always enjoy stadium pron.
DC released their latest rendering today. What are those things on the roof on the far side of the stadium in the first picture?
http://www.dcunited.com/club/new-stadium
I don't dig it either, but it's echoing (badly perhaps) the Nationals stadium that is at the other end of the walkway entering United's stadium. From the dated link below, it also looks like they are hemmed in on the far side and the endline closest to us which probably makes the lines look bad (I'm not an architect, I just play one badly on message...over to the real architect).still not digging it.
reminds me of a terrible arch prof in gradschool who would take people's project models, squint, and flip them on their sides or upside down... "I dunno- maybe hot-rod it up a bit".
so glad I am not a Chelsea fan after seeing that.
The King of Rome is not dead.
Yeah, Bolivian. Specifically where my mom is from, Tarija.@Sebowski... probably "wrongthread"....but I just can't get "chapacos" out of my head...I've been saying it all week, & it's even better when no one even knows what I'm talking about(yo tambien)...even my fellow Mexican "chapacos". Bolivian dialect?
It's might be my favorite word of all time.
CHAPACOS!
Almost every single piece of data we have says this looks to be the case. It is a wonderful time to be a fan after eating scraps for decades.This will sound nutso, but I honestly believe what we're seeing right now is the emergence of soccer as a major sport in the US, and the US moving towards being a major player in the world both on and off the field.
Somewhat related... Cincy drew 25k tonight.
Until The Wall. Then let's see what the Mexican't rating are.Almost every single piece of data we have says this looks to be the case. It is a wonderful time to be a fan after eating scraps for decades.
I found the TV ratings particularly fascinating this week. Most people assume the EPL is by far and away the most watched soccer league in the US (and the EPL ratings are very good). This weeks data showed the highest rated EPL game to be the Manchester Derby, as one might expect.
That typically huge draw came in only 5th this week in the soccer ratings on US tv. 4 other games drew higher. All 4 being Liga MX games. One Liga MX drew more than double the amount of viewers of the Manchester Derby.
Soccer is hurt in the general public's eyes because of the splintering of the TV data. But when you add the EPL, MLS and Liga MX ratings, the sport looks extremely healthy.
ESPN did try a couple of years ago to show a weekly Liga MX game. It drew next to nothing.. I know the English broadcasts will never match their Spanish counterparts, but there is something there going unserved. More highlights, endorsements, appearances, etc...
Agree. Hard to quantify though... Unless somebody was an engineer or something.ESPN did try a couple of years ago to show a weekly Liga MX game. It drew next to nothing.
The Liga MX market is a near perfect fit for the big Spanish channels in terms of their demographics. I am not sure we will ever see that change. Mexican fans in the US for the most part could care less about watching what others consider better leagues. They always have and probably always will follow their home league.
I am not overstating things that if MLS some how combined its own ratings, with the Liga MX and EPL ratings (effectively un-splintering the US audience), their path to being one of the best leagues in the world would be crystal clear since the TV money would following the ratings.
ESPN did try a couple of years ago to show a weekly Liga MX game. It drew next to nothing.
The Liga MX market is a near perfect fit for the big Spanish channels in terms of their demographics. I am not sure we will ever see that change. Mexican fans in the US for the most part could care less about watching what others consider better leagues. They always have and probably always will follow their home league.
I am not overstating things that if MLS some how combined its own ratings, with the Liga MX and EPL ratings (effectively un-splintering the US audience), their path to being one of the best leagues in the world would be crystal clear since the TV money would following the ratings.
Still time to jump off before that bandwagon goes completely off the cliff.I've decided to jump on the Stoke City bandwagon.
Still kinda learning the rules and whatnot.
Thats odd, i always assumed that City supporters were all just miserable gits...City look pretty good so far. I'm happy.
I stand by my decision to root for them.Still time to jump off before that bandwagon goes completely off the cliff.